My Ehlers Dream

"It was in the early spring of my first year of University that Gina decided I was becoming a recluse. The problem with this observation was that I have always been a recluse, it was just she was never around to understand this simple fact. While there are people such as Gina who flourish within social circles, I am one who flourishes between the pages of books. Gina is a social butterfly, I am a social inch worm." - River May

River has always been forced to be different, her body fights against her wants every step of the way. Friends leave just when they realise the extent of Ehlers Danlos Hypermobility type, so when she meets Cassidy, a girl who does whatever she wants no matter what her body tells her, she leaps at a chance of friendship.

The girls grow closer than any friends could as River becomes more restricted in her movements and Cassidy comes closer to death, both teaching the other that maybe just this once they were not alone in the world. As Cassidy deteriorates the girls decide for one last adventure while they can, Italy.

A heart warming tale of friendship between two incurable girls, as they both fight for the independence they have left.